Auston Matthews' 100th NHL game didn't look like most of the 99 preceding it.

Though he appeared to score the game-tying goal late in the third period, Matthews was mostly out of sorts against his hometown Arizona Coyotes on Monday night and said so afterward.

“I didn’t play very well tonight,” he said after a 4-1 loss that snapped the Maple Leafs' six-game win streak. “I don’t really like a lot of plays I made – just turned the puck over. I think it’s just getting back to the level I was playing at before I was injured.”

The 20-year-old, who was raised in Scottsdale, was playing for only the second time following an absence (upper-body injury) that lingered for four games and nearly two weeks. It's clear that Matthews, who returned to the lineup on Saturday, is still trying to catch up and...

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